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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, August 4, 2022

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DAY 308 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/05/2022 04:00:06 AM
According to the database, there were no geologic events (floods, debris flows, outburst floods, etc) on this day.

THIS DAY'S DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD CLASS:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 54.30°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 42.60°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 48.45°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.147
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 16 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 22
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 716

DD32 is calculated as: DD32 = TMAX - 32
18-day Cumulative DD32 is the sum of DD32 for the last 18 days.
Precipitation at Paradise DAY 1: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.03 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.03 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 0 in
SWE DAY: 215
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 447.66 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 0.00 in

SWE Day, Calculated Snow Density, and Calculated SWE based on work by Sturm and others (2010)
If Tavg > 32°F, snow melt is factored in at: M (in) = a(Tavg - T32), where a is between 0.0766 - 0.1312 in * °F-1 * day-1 (Currently 0.1039) and T32 = 32°F. This method is from Westerstrom (1982) in Kustas and others (1994) and converted to US customary units.
Seasonal Variables DAYS SINCE JULY 11: 23

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 2
D2: 5
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 20.0

These are primarly for the Dry-weather debris flow hazard model, but calculated every day.
HSdry = (([D0 + D1 + D2] * D3) * D4) / D5
See model (right) to figure out how D0 - D5 are calculated.
Notes

UPDATE HISTORY AND MODEL OUTPUT NOTES:
You can also use this to see how the forecast changes over time. Note that "FORECAST" is the forecasted model whereas "OBSERVED" is the actual observed values for that day.
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D TYPE WY DOFWY DS0SP T_MAX T_MIN T_AVG SP P1 P3 P15 P18 PA PB DD32 DD32_18 SWE_DAY SNOW_P SWE T_MAX_PERC T_MAX_PERC_YRS D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 HS_DRY FCST_TYPE HAZ_CLASS
2022-08-05 04:00:06OBSERVATION20223082354.3000242.6000248.450020000.030.03FF22.30002716.30002215447.65914715223 00.1470600723628616 12515220DRYL
2022-08-05 00:00:02FORECAST20223082342.3542.3542.3500.00160.00160.030.0316FF10.35704.35216448.2289790267900.00986636582936871612515220DRYL
2022-08-04 12:00:02FORECAST20223082350.8145.2948.0500.01010.01010.030.0401FF18.81712.81216448.2289790267900.0773984083461361612515220DRYL
2022-08-04 08:00:02FORECAST20223082352.2641.0146.63500.03670.03670.030.0667FF20.26714.26216448.2289790267900.102492534835141612515220DRYL
2022-08-04 04:00:08FORECAST20223082352.9241.2447.0800.04090.04090.030.0709FF20.92714.92216448.2289790267900.1156892633561612515220DRYL
2022-08-04 00:00:03FORECAST20223082352.8240.9146.86500.07210.07210.030.1021FF20.82696.82215447.6591471522300.113615915393711612515220DRYL
2022-08-03 20:00:01FORECAST20223082351.8742.2647.06500.07790.07790.030.1079FF19.87708.87215447.6591471522300.0952265505227571612515220DRYL
2022-08-03 16:00:02FORECAST20223082351.9842.5847.2800.08530.08530.030.1153FF19.98708.98215447.6591471522300.0972365414109281612515220DRYL
2022-08-03 12:00:03FORECAST20223082351.7142.647.15500.10070.10070.030.1307FF19.71708.71215447.6591471522300.0923576093891011612525240DRYM
2022-08-03 08:00:03FORECAST20223082352.5443.147.8200.07660.07660.030.1066FF20.54703.54215447.6591471522300.107951412961691612515220DRYL
2022-08-03 04:00:09FORECAST20223082352.8642.9447.900.06160.06160.030.0916FF20.86701.86215447.6591471522300.114442063218791612515220DRYL
2022-08-03 00:00:04FORECAST20223082352.2942.9547.6200.0630.0630.030.093FF20.29686.29215447.6591471522300.103067659799331612515220DRYL
2022-08-02 20:00:03FORECAST20223082352.542.6947.59500.09130.09130.030.1213FF20.5696.5215447.6591471522300.107159045044691612525240DRYM
2022-08-02 16:00:03FORECAST20223082353.4843.2248.3500.05020.05020.030.0802FF21.48698.48215447.6591471522300.127795172133971612515220DRYL
2022-08-02 12:00:03FORECAST20223082353.3743.1648.26500.04960.04960.030.0796FF21.37698.37215447.6591471522300.125350499573331612515220DRYL
2022-08-02 08:00:04FORECAST20223082353.2643.7848.5200.04840.04840.030.0784FF21.26697.26215447.6591471522300.122938565131891612515220DRYL
2022-08-02 04:00:07FORECAST20223082352.9743.9948.4800.03210.04210.030.0721FF20.97697.97215447.6591471522300.116735924471661612515220DRYL
2022-08-02 00:00:04FORECAST20223082353.5743.9348.7500.0370.0370.030.067FF21.57682.57215447.6591471522300.129819780660461612515220DRYL
2022-08-01 20:00:03FORECAST20223082355.8944.650.24500.01720.01720.030.0472FF23.89702.89215447.6591471522300.189688689480741612515220DRYL
2022-08-01 16:00:03FORECAST20223082353.8345.3749.600.01780.01780.030.0478FF21.83699.83215447.6591471522300.135792597686761612515220DRYL
2022-08-01 12:00:04FORECAST20223082356.3745.0650.71500.01580.01580.030.0458FF24.37702.37215447.6591471522300.203917299657611612515220DRYL
2022-08-01 08:00:04FORECAST20223082353.4545.5749.5100.01880.01880.030.0488FF21.45694.45215447.6591471522300.127125190559231612515220DRYL
2022-08-01 04:00:10FORECAST20223082355.8345.1150.4700.00420.00420.040.0442FF23.83697.83215447.6591471522300.1879539830541612515220DRYL
2022-08-01 00:00:04FORECAST20223082356.645.9151.25500.00420.00420.050.0542FF24.6682.6215447.6591471522300.210954294712991612515220DRYL
2022-07-31 20:00:04FORECAST20223082357.4846.2351.85500.00090.00090.090.0909FF25.48696.48215447.6591471522300.239157027136051612515220DRYL
2022-07-31 16:00:03FORECAST20223082357.4546.1951.8200.00030.00030.060.0603FF25.45695.45215447.6591471522300.238162889086281612515220DRYL
2022-07-31 12:00:04FORECAST20223082360.5346.1953.360000.050.05FF28.53696.53215447.6591471522300.350881182588371622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-31 08:00:07FORECAST20223082357.1946.451.7950000.060.06FF25.19693.19215447.6591471522300.229642425725121612515220DRYL
2022-07-31 04:00:09FORECAST20223082358.6746.5252.5950000.050.05FF26.67695.67215447.6591471522300.28035521556161622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-31 00:00:04FORECAST20223082357.746.2551.97500.00380.00380.050.0538FF25.7679.7215447.6591471522300.246516091246261612515220DRYL
2022-07-30 20:00:04FORECAST20223082355.7145.8350.7700.05830.05830.050.1083FF23.71691.71215447.6591471522300.184514005623651612515220DRYL
2022-07-30 16:00:04FORECAST20223082355.6945.8350.7600.05830.05830.060.1183FF23.69690.69215447.6591471522300.183944498080671612515220DRYL
2022-07-30 12:00:04FORECAST20223082356.7745.5451.15500.02330.02330.050.0733FF24.77685.77215447.6591471522300.216245684090621612515220DRYL
2022-07-30 08:00:04FORECAST20223082354.2945.8150.0500.03850.08850.050.1385FF22.29679.29215447.6591471522300.146813531209581612515220DRYL
2022-07-30 04:00:08FORECAST20223082354.2745.8150.0400.03880.07880.050.1288FF22.27683.27215447.6591471522300.146322260284771612515220DRYL
2022-07-30 00:00:05FORECAST20223082349.140.7844.9400.28320.41320.060.4732FF17.1651.1215447.6591471522300.0541253557098671612525240DRYM
2022-07-29 20:00:04FORECAST20223082350.8542.3846.61500.24670.32670.060.3867FF18.85666.85215447.6591471522300.0780217281130541612525240DRYM
2022-07-29 16:00:04FORECAST20223082350.8242.4446.6300.24670.33670.070.4067FF18.82666.82215447.6591471522300.0775538837750921612525240DRYM
2022-07-29 12:00:04FORECAST20223082354.1646.2450.200.0470.1070.070.177FF22.16670.16215447.6591471522300.143639961609081612525240DRYM
2022-07-29 08:00:03FORECAST20223082357.2248.452.8100.04680.09680.070.1668FF25.22668.22215447.6591471522300.230616772806081612525240DRYM
2022-07-29 04:00:10FORECAST20223082357.2248.452.8100.04680.09680.080.1768FF25.22665.22215447.6591471522300.230616772806081612525240DRYM
2022-07-29 00:00:04FORECAST20223082360.754552.87500.00070.05070.080.1307FF28.75661.75215447.6591471522300.359638891204781622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-28 20:00:05FORECAST20223082360.7445.1552.94500.00070.05070.070.1207FF28.74673.74215447.6591471522300.359239169598781622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-28 16:00:04FORECAST20223082359.846.0552.92500.00070.04070.080.1207FF27.8672.8215447.6591471522300.322405879988771622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-28 12:00:05FORECAST20223082352.6745.2548.9600.00390.08390.080.1639FF20.67665.67215447.6591471522300.110555632204021612515220DRYL
2022-07-28 08:00:05FORECAST20223082347.6945.5746.6300.0040.0640.070.134FF15.69658.69215447.6591471522300.0394253169986791612515220DRYL
2022-07-28 04:00:09FORECAST20223082347.6946.1146.900.0040.0640.070.134FF15.69665.69215447.6591471522300.0394253169986791612515220DRYL